MONDAY, JANUARY 9

1. Warmup: Label the countries of Africa on the map...

(You will have a quiz on Friday in which you must list 20 of the 53 countries of Africa)

MAP OF AFRICA



2. Introduce A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and author Ishmael Beah.

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A LONG WAY GONE3.ppt



3. Students answer the questions: Who, What, When, Where and Why he wrote A Long Way Gone.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (located under Concept/ Event Map)



4. Conference with students about grades.



5. Homework: Complete Map of Africa. Study for Friday's map quiz

*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, South Africa, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)

TUESDAY, JANUARY10

1. Warmup: Read 1 page interview of Beah - Collins Writing...



2. Review Map of Africa...





3. Pass out books and bookmark map...

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booksignout.doc



4. Read Prologue, pages 5-9.



5. Homework: Read pages 10-17. Study Map of Africa for Friday's map quiz.

*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)



Homework: Graphic Organizer (Chapter 1)

WEDNESDAY,JANUARY11

1. Quiz Chapter 1



2. Preview A Long Way Gone Chapters 2 and 3

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Alongwaygonechapters2and3.ppt



3. Homework: Study Map of Africa

*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)

(if you were not here on Tuesday) Read Chapters 2 and 3

Tmw- Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3

THURSDAY, JANUARY12

1. Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3. Quiz Chapters 1, 2 and 3

2. Who is Fighting?

DAILY SHOW VIDEO

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Alongwaygonechapters2and3.ppt

3. "Diamonds are Forever" / "Going Hard"

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Diamonds From Sierra Leone.doc

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GOING HARD LYRICS.doc

4. Read Chapter 4

5. Homework: Read Chapter 5, Review for Map of Africa Quiz.

*(You must be able to locate Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria and 14 others. Any additional are .5 points extra credit.)

FRIDAY, JANUARY13

1. Quiz- map of Africa



2. Seminar on A Long Way Gone to this Point.



Video Ishmael Beah: CBS Interview